In a rare emergency session, Parliament...

EMERGENCY SESSION.

July 28, 1986

OTTAWA — EMERGENCY SESSION. In a rare emergency session, Parliament has passed a bill allowing the National Parole Board to delay the release of potentially dangerous offenders from federal prisons. Offenders now must be released after serving two-thirds of their sentences if they have obeyed prison rules. They remain under supervision. Opposition politicians and prison authorities have criticized the legislation, saying dangerous offenders forced to serve their full sentence eventually will be released without supervision. Justice Minister James Kelleher said about 40 prisoners who otherwise would be freed will remain in prison. He said the change will give parole authorities and prisons ''an extra measure of time.''